Hawkesbury Shire

City of Hawkesbury New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	33°25′S 150°47′E / 33.417°S 150.783°E / -33.417; 150.783Coordinates: 33°25′S 150°47′E / 33.417°S 150.783°E / -33.417; 150.783
Population	66,134 (2015 Est.)
• Density	23.82/km2 (61.7/sq mi)
Established	1989
Area	2,776 km2 (1,071.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Mary Lyons-Buckett (Independent)
Council seat	Windsor
Region	Outer Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	Hawkesbury Londonderry Riverstone
Federal Division(s)	Macquarie
Website	City of Hawkesbury
LGAs around City of Hawkesbury: Mid-Western Singleton Cessnock, Central Coast Lithgow City of Hawkesbury Hills Blue Mountains Penrith Blacktown

The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, part of which is at the fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkesbury River.

The Mayor of the City of Hawkesbury is Cr. Mary Lyons-Buckett, an Independent.

Until recently the City of Hawkesbury remained largely rural, but urban expansion within Sydney has since transformed the southern part of the area into dormitory suburbs; the lack of quality roads and public transport is a major local issue. The northern part of the local government area still contains some farmlands, as well as a vast area of national park, which will remain untouched due to the inaccessible terrain.

Suburbs and localities in the City of Hawkesbury are:

At the 2011 Census, there were 62,353 people in the Hawkesbury local government area, of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population which on par with the national average. The median age of people in the City of Hawkesbury was 36 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

Population in the City of Hawkesbury between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census decreased by 0.54%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 2.96%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Hawkesbury local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Hawkesbury was marginally higher than the national average.

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